Jesuit values essential aspect in search for next Loyola Greyhounds Athletic Director
Jocelyn Murray
Issue date: 11/17/09 Section: News
After twenty successful years as the Director of Athletics and the backbone of a talented organization here at Loyola, Joe Boylan will retire July 1, 2010, thus beginning the search for the next leader to take on and continue the progress made thus far. At the helm of a department accomplishing many athletic feats during his tenure here at Loyola, Mr. Boylan is about to witness one of his greatest undertakings coming to fruition: the opening of the 6,000-seat Ridley Athletic Complex this spring.
However, it is impossible to measure the success of Boylan's career here solely on athletic awards and accomplishments; one cannot forget what he has done for the department and what it stands for: integrity.
According to Boylan himself, he has the best job in America. Not only is it his job to manage and organize the department but to provide the best experience to all the student athletes, coaches and staff while they are here at Loyola.
Mr. Boylan puts it best saying, "We want to give them (student athletes) something to be proud of no matter what, to create school pride. At alumni events they don't talk so much about the wins and losses but about specific events that happened, the memorable moments. No matter what the sports are, all the athletes are, and should be given the opportunity to get their moment in the sun, or Greyhound, and I think that's important. "
This outlook has made the Athletic Department at Loyola, one of high integrity and one aimed at the cura personalis, developing the whole person.
" Loyola gives one an unique opportunity to see an institution integrate values into a program and that there's more to athletics than winning games; we want to develop the total person: mind, body and spirit. We ask what our athletes doing five years post graduation. Are they in a job where they are qualified? Are they contributing to society? If we can answer yes to both those questions, no matter the losses, we have been successful in contributing to their whole person. IF we cannot say that then what is the point?" says Boylan of the mission of the Athletic Department.
However, it is impossible to measure the success of Boylan's career here solely on athletic awards and accomplishments; one cannot forget what he has done for the department and what it stands for: integrity.
According to Boylan himself, he has the best job in America. Not only is it his job to manage and organize the department but to provide the best experience to all the student athletes, coaches and staff while they are here at Loyola.
Mr. Boylan puts it best saying, "We want to give them (student athletes) something to be proud of no matter what, to create school pride. At alumni events they don't talk so much about the wins and losses but about specific events that happened, the memorable moments. No matter what the sports are, all the athletes are, and should be given the opportunity to get their moment in the sun, or Greyhound, and I think that's important. "
This outlook has made the Athletic Department at Loyola, one of high integrity and one aimed at the cura personalis, developing the whole person.
" Loyola gives one an unique opportunity to see an institution integrate values into a program and that there's more to athletics than winning games; we want to develop the total person: mind, body and spirit. We ask what our athletes doing five years post graduation. Are they in a job where they are qualified? Are they contributing to society? If we can answer yes to both those questions, no matter the losses, we have been successful in contributing to their whole person. IF we cannot say that then what is the point?" says Boylan of the mission of the Athletic Department.
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